I prefer playing cards to playing chess.prefer的用法？prefer的用法 1、后接不定式時與rather than 或instead of連用，如：He preferred to die rather than (to) steal. / He perferred to die instead of stealing. 他寧死也不去偷竊。 2、注意介詞搭配，如： I prefer swimming to skating. (I like swimming better than skating.)我喜歡游泳勝過滑冰。prefer 因其本身含有比較之意，而不可再與more 或most連用。 3、prefer＋名詞或動名詞“寧愿”，“更喜歡”。He comes from Shanghai, so he prefers rice. 他是上海人，因此更喜歡吃米飯。I prefer going by bike.我寧愿騎單車去。I prefer the white one.我喜歡那個白的。 4、prefer to do “愿意做”。I prefer to go at once.我愿意馬上就走。 5、prefer sb. to do “愿意某人做” I prefer you to go at once.我倒希望你馬上就走。 6、prefer to sth.“寧愿做...而不做...”. I prefer tea to milk.我寧愿喝茶也不喝牛奶。I prefer watching TV to going out. 我寧愿看電視也不出去。 7、prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.“寧愿做...而不做...” I prefer to watch TV rather than go out.我寧愿呆在家里也不出去。 8、prefer＋ that從句“寧愿”（從句一般用虛擬語氣）I prefer that you should do it.我寧愿你做這件事。 不能說prefer sth rather than sth